Cigarette case



K. NEWMARK Sept. 30 1924.

C IGARETTE CASE Filed March 25. 1924 JNVENTOR, I -man J/e W I TNESSES KALLMAN NEWIVIARK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGARETTE CASE.

Application led March 25, 1924. Serial No. 701,825.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, KALLMAN NEWMARK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ofthe city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved CigaretteCase, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention has relation to carrying cases and has particularl reference to a novelty cigarette case.

For its principal object the invention contemplates a novelty cigarette case which simulates an automatic pistol in which the stock constituting the cartridge magazine of pistols of this type, in the present instance is designed to serve as a receptacle for receiving the cigarettes, and in which a cover is provided at the upper end of the stock having hinged connection thereto, which cover is provided with means for normally swinging the same to an open position and which cover is further retained in normally closed position by a latch operable by the pivoted trigger to a position to release the cover so that it may be swung to its open position.

As a further object the invention comprehends a novelty cigarette case which is comparatively simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and which is highly attractive.

With the above recited and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction set forth in the following specication, particularly pointed out in the ap* pended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that the right is reserved to embodiments other than those actually illustrated herein to the full extent indicated by the general meaning of the terms in which the claims are expressed.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cigarette case in closed condition.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view therethrough illustrating respectively in full and dotted lines the cover in its closed and opened positions.

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view taken approximately on the line indicated at 3-3 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken approximately on the line indicated at 4 4 in Fig. 2.

the said case body being preferably, but not necessarily, of1 a hollowy metallic material whereby the rstock 11 constitutes a receptacle 14 in which the cigarettes C are adapted to be arranged, the said receptacle being open at its upper end. A cover or closure 15 for the upper open end is hinged thereto as at 16 and is provided with suitable means such as a spring 17 for normally drawing the cover or closure to an open position. .At its forward free end the cover is provided with a depending flange 18 formed with a keeper opening 19, which keeper opening is disposed in substantially axial alignment with the barrel 12 when the cover is closed. A trigger 20 is pivoted within the body as at 21 with the manipulating portion 22 thereof extending into the opening defined by the trigger guard 13 and the upper end of said trigger is formed with a rearwardly disposed nose 23 constituting a latch for engaging the keeper opening 19 to hold the cover in closed position against its opening means or spring 17. In order to maintain the nose or latch 23 in engagement with the keeper opening, a spring 23 is provided for swinging the upper end of the trigger rearwardly. The said spring 24 is mounted in a tubular spring seat 25 which constitutes an extension of the bore forming portion 26 of the barrel extending inwardly from the muzzle.

In use and operation of the device, the cigarettes C are loaded into the coinpartment 14 formed by the stock or grip 11. When it is desired to gain access to the compartment 14, the operator exerts a pull on the trigger 22, swinging the lower exposed portion rearwardly and the upper portion and nose or latch 23 forwardly against the action of the spring 24 to disengage the nose .or latch from the keeper opening 19. The cover opening means or spring 17 then functions to swing the cover toits open position illustrated in dotted lines in Fi 2, whereby the cigarettes may be remove The device in addition to serving as a novelty and attractive form of cigarette case may be further employed in the capacity of means for Warding olf attempted hold-ups which are at the present time prevalent.

I claim: i I

l. fnovelty cigarette case compris-ing a body in the forni of an automatic pistol, the grip or stock of which constitutes a compartment for receiving the cigarettes, said grip or stock having a normally. closed hinged portion adapted to be opened for gaining access to the interiorto introduce or remove the cigarettes, means for normally sxvingin-g'said hinged portion to an open `position,y andimeans simulating a trigger for retaining said-hinged portionin its closed position against'the action of the opening means.`

2. AA` novelty cigarette case inthe :terni-of an automatic;- plstol, comprising al stocker Qfl i 1 1,510,331

grip portion defining a cigarette receiving Compartment anclhaving-'an opennpper end, a cover or closure for said open upper end hingedly attached thereto, means for normally swinging said cover to open position, a flange at the free end oiu said cover having a keeper opening therein, a pivoted trigger carried bythe case having a latching nose, and means for eiecting the engagement of Said latching nose with 'the keepe'rf opening when the coverv is closed; the said trigger having an exposed portion l for eectinglthe release of the latch nosefrom the* keeper opening.

lsALLMAN` NEWMA-Rin 

